The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-03-14
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.

WaSnlnStOn, Marcn 4.-1ne IOl-
lowing nominations were confirmed
by the Senate this morning: Henry
p. Harris of Georgia third assist
ant postmastcr-general, Dabney II.
Murr of Virginia to be minister to
the republic of Columbia, George
w. Julian of Indiana to be Surveyor
General of New Mexico, David X.
Tuttle of Nevada to be assayer and
refiner of the mint at Carson City,
New, Charles 7. Grellet of Cali
fornia to be consul of the United
States at Algiers, John II. Campbell
of California to be consul of the
United States at Tamatave.
1t is said at the White House that
there is no possibility of a special
session Of the Senate being called
by the President for the purpose Of
acting on nominations or any other
purpose.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and successor to Secretary
Manning will probably be appointed
next week or the week following.
Aggressions are being made by
the San Carlos Apaches which put
the settlers out of humor. News
from Dripping Springs of undoubted
authority elicits the fact that these
savages get off the reservation and
steal stock of all kinds in large
quantities. A lot of Indians left
Captain Smiths band on the Gila,
and then proceeded to within fifteen
miles of the boundary, where they
stole some thirty horses and then
decamped for the mountains, where
they could not be found. 1t is
surmised that they are destined for
the Navajo tribe, to whom the stock
will be probably sold.
London, March 4.-Sir Michael
Hicks Beach was absent from the
House of Commons last night
being confined with severe cold.
The Daily Telegraph thinks he will
resign the chief secretaryship for
Ireland, as his health will not allow
him to continue to perform the
arduous duties of that office.
London, March 4.-The Standard
this morning, in which no mention is
made Of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's
resignation, says that Sir Michael is
suffering from an affection of the
eyes, but that he will probably re-
appear in Parliament on Monday.
Last nights session was curtailed on
that account.
Nice, March 4.--Another slight
shock of earthquake was felt here
to-day.
A grand military tournament is
being arranged here for the benefit
of the sufferers by the recent earth
! quakes.
Rome, March 4.-One person was
to-day taken alive from the ruins at
Diuno-Marino, and a whole family
were rescued from cellar in Taggia.
They all have been immured since
the first shocks occurred. Engineers
report only few houses safe in
Oneglla. 1t is necessary to build
huts for the accommodation of
10000 persons rendered homeless by
earthquakes.
Limerick, March A sensation
has been caused by the perpetration
of very extensive incendiarism last
night in the country surrounding the
city, a large number of houses being
burned, the victims in all cases
being persons who paid rents. Great
excitement prevails. The aggregate
of the property destroyed is very
large. The fires were by armed
incendiaries, who escaped. The
district was ablaze all night with
burning houses and hay.
Montreal, March4 The arrange
ments of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way company for through conneo-
ton with China have been COM
pleted. Three steamships have been
chartered, and the first will leave
Hongkong early in April. The rail-
way authorities here apparently do
not anticipate any interference with
the international train service as a
result of the passage of the retalia-
tory measures by the United States
Congress.
st. Petersburg, March 4.-The
Journal de 81. Petersburg reports
that the Ameer of Afghanistan, who
is preparing for holy war, is likely
to cause more alarm in Bombay and
Madras than at the Russian head
quarters in Central Asia, where no
attack is meditated against the
Ameer's possessions.
Berlin, March 4.-The complete
returns are as follows: Conserva-
tives 81, Imperialists 80, National
Liberals 100, Centre 81, New Ger
man Liberals "a, Polish 10, Progress
sionists 10, Socialists IL, Guelphs
a, Danish l.
Berlin, March 4.-Herr Weddell